Wind-shield frame.



S. BROWN.

WIND SHIELD. FRAME.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 6, 1911,

Patentd Apr. 9, 1912.

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INLLHHIJHWASNMEYM n c r u a n .citizen of the. United States, residing Chicago, nd

. in which glass will not simple in construction,

. frame,'and which rests an enlarged sca srnwaer snow, or memo, rumors.

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B'it kriownthat' I, Srmwm Bnown, a as t'ztte 5 new. provements in Wind-Shield of which the following is a-tspeciflin the county of Cook-a of Illinois, 'ha'ye invente certain and .useful Im Frames, cation.

This invention relat shields which com of glass inclosedin a'frame and inounted in front of the drivers seat of .automobilesor other vehicles. To those famil ar with the art it is known that in heavy automobiles, particularly-those which are provided withalimousine bodyth glass of the wind shield is fre bythe swaying of the said body. I The'object of this invent a Windshield frame of es to frames for wind be broken, which'jis ea liable to get outof order.

In the drawing Figure l is a front eleva tion of a device embodying 'the invent iorffj Fig. 2 is a vertical section on;line;2-'*2 of Fig. l, viewed in the direction, indicatedby."

the arrows. Fi

l e, of a short section ofxthe frame, showing the .construction ,used for? mounting spiral springs forming elements, in the device. Fig. 4 is a front elevation of, a modification. of the device.

Similar letters refer to similar throughout the several views. A, A,,-are the top and bottom pieces, and a, a, are the side pieces ofthe outer and" flexible frame of the device. 7

B are corner pieces which are madeof re silient 'metal, as hard brass, which are -attached to adjacent ends of the pieces A, a,- by bolts, rivets or screws b, to obtainlthe corners ofthe outer frame. The fastenin s j I) are positioned some way back'of the en s of the parts A, a, resiliency to the corner pieces Bi The 'pieces A, a, are respectively .made with three sides or U-shaped and G "is a frame consisting of top, bottom andside pieces which are rigidly secured toget "er at their, ends, which fits into the open sic es of the top, bottom and side pieces of the outer on the lugs or abuttom pieces A of the ment D, D, within .bot

outer frame.

, Specification of Letters Patent. .a uc'mumea November 6, 1911 SafiaLNp. les

prise one or more plates..-

quently broken ion is to obtain." -G pleasing appearanjcef sily madeandhot 3 is a vertical sectiongbfi m,

parts soasto obtain the required Patentedhpr..9,191 2. 3,729.

inner frame in determined relative position to the sides of the outer frame and E are springs. which yioldingly hold the .inner framedown on the lugs on abutment's D.

F are thimbles' secured in one of the walls of frame 0. Springs E ertend' throyglf said thimbles F.

G, G, are frames in which the plates of glass H, H; are respectively secured. .I, I, are hinges by means of which the game gr is attached .tothe -top bar of ame a In the modification the. outer frame is fore described, and comprises the top and bottom bars A, side bars a, corner ieces B and ..:boltsor rivets b, and said Hi ification mini-rises also the innerl-: :frame C, frames ,258', and plates or sheetsof glass H. H. he iodification the lugs D,.and2springs "itted'and in place. thereof t] e frame p'erfded in the -outer frame n pins ythe same movement of elative to the outer-frame his modification that obtains illustrated in Fig. 4

as @J; "Substantiall *th tfranlwC r permitted in Inf-the "cbnst arid-3.. ,The 'swayin g off the wind 1 this "constructionfiis, limite I o; the outer frame in one direc lgn is'. :i-rid ciitedjby the broken/line K in=-F "*1 and t ejiswayihg in tribe other. idiirection, is -.-'indic;ated,by ,16 in 4., The-swaying oftheijoiite r frame is t'ted' thegresllient cornj s B and the only, if swayinggon the rigid" frame is to slight ofi'said frame Clto said outer frame and this ch angeof relative position of the twolframes is, r'init-tedin the construction illustrated in Flgs. 1 and 3 by 'thej'spring E, the said i i-tier, fram'-" s lidingfo 1 fli' lugs D: and said t niytheifinnei' face" of the. correspondingwallsW lettered a in Fig. 3). ofsidesa. *The top and b( 't t" n1 A. and the sides a of; the outer ame n' avribeniadeofU metal bars of-U-shapedwoodeu b -I have so far made them of metal.

Icla-im: 1. A wind. shield outer frame, liaving-i gop, bottom'mid side:

are. but" E are springs which yieldin gl y hold the pieces joined together by resilient l-nor.

constructed as hereinbeso ru'ctionfillustratedidFigs. l, 2

which in i 1y 'c"hange the relation j movement ermit'td fthe construction 4/ b he hanging of the n =pins such manner 1h at o'f't ef/irame ares-cine I I 10% erupt-fl] 1. rame; comprising mi 

